The British film Kill Your Friends is a mixture of black comedy, crime and thriller, which was "cooked" by Owen Harris according to the recipe of John Niven, who wrote the screenplay, and which he adapted from his own book of the same name from 2008. Set in London in 1997, rising star Nicholas Hoult takes on the role of an overly competitive A&R manager during Britpop's "golden cow" (read hit-making) era.
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What would happen if the most influential politicians in the world - Barack Obama, Vladimir Putin and Angela Merkel - were famous movie actors? What if we were addressed from movie posters instead of podiums? This is exactly what was on Luigi Tirina's mind, who used Photoshop to recreate famous movie posters with three world leaders.
Did you wake up happy and smiling today? Well, that will change in an instant when you watch the trailer for the horror film The Witch. And if the pleasantly cool morning air didn't give you goosebumps, the next two and a half minutes will give your skin goosebumps. The Robert Eggers-signed film was a huge hit at this year's Sundance Film Festival, and you'll be pale from fear while watching it in 2016.
The logical answer to the question of which actors have killed the most people on screen would be Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sylvester Stallone and Chuck Norris (not necessarily in that order). But the fact is that not all of the trio are among the deadliest people in cinema. The website Movie Body Count has counted the bodies of characters who have been shot, beaten and stabbed to death or set on fire by action heroes, and the rankings are as follows…
Here's an eye-catching compilation of footage of cinematic misfits - brutal, evil and brilliant. CLS video has combined footage of the best movie "bad-guys" for us into a six-minute video that will make our hair stand on end.
There is something very special about summer and we wish it would last forever. It could be fresh watermelons or just more vitamin D, it could be ice cream or the fact that we make plans that excite us in a good way – whatever the reason, the summer sun is shining both outside and inside us. It's a wonderful season, and before it leaves us, we'd like it to embrace us one last time for the year. Here is a selection of the ten best summer movies that will conjure up an endless summer.
Wild chases are the heart and soul of many a movie. Car chases first appeared in the early 1970s, and Hollywood quickly turned them into a spectacle that takes viewers' breath away. From James Bond, Mad Max, Taxi, Mission: Impossible, the Bourne franchise, to The Fast and the Furious, these films cannot be imagined without a good chase. Watch a compilation of the best car chase scenes of all time.
Film noir got its name in 1946 when French critic Nino Frank expressed his fascination with the dark Hollywood melodramas of the time. The far-reaching influence of film noir is staggering and remains an international phenomenon. We've tried to stay within some of the parameters of film noir - okay, maybe we've broken some rules - and put together a list of noir films and noir inspired films. All true film buffs: here are ten must-see noir classics.
The list of the most visually beautiful films of all time is a real treat for lovers of aesthetics. Film history is full of films where the colors and scenography explode and where the emphasis on the external image of the film is at least as important as on the story itself and the elaboration of the characters. Some directors even rely on it too much and try to use it like powder for pimples to hide the flaws of the film. But these are waters for film critics. We only give you beautiful things because we know you love them.
Why do the words "based on true events/stories" add a whole new level to the film? Why are we so much more attracted to them? Well, let's see which films in 2015 are based on or inspired by real stories and are still waiting for their official premiere. There is sure to be something for every taste in the varied range of stories.
At the beginning of this September, the second edition of the FilmMixer film festival in the old town center of Kranj will mix the film scene with different films. Instead of Hollywood, we will watch an independent film production, instead of a stuffy hall of a multiplex, there will be a starry sky above us.
Our society still uses television and movies to escape the daily challenges, problems and annoyances. Two hours later we are ready to return to the battle with the day's inconveniences. Of course, there are many different types of bad days, so sometimes we have to find the right movies to match our mood. We have prepared a few films that perfectly suit different crises and are a proven cure for bad days.